(Yes, it’s been a while since a proper post, but I just took my first real vacation in more than three years, which should tell you how things have been. Since my last vacation, northern Norway in 2012, I took a job that involves a lot of staring at a screen and fixing other writers’ …

Yes, I've been terrible about blogging. Life (and my paying job) gets in the way, ya know? I am hoping to use my vacation time coming up to revamp this site and get it worthy of your eyeballs. Till then, check out my first byline at TheGuardian.com on Wisconsin's farmstead cheese movement.

Yes, I've been offline for some time — blame a hectic job, a move, getting my stuff out of storage, volunteering at animal control, getting back to the gym on a regular basis, adopting a cat and not having the interwebz at home. But I'm dashing off this post because I've just heard that Plaguewalker, …

Driving back to Wisconsin after several days out East visiting my mom, I realized hey, I don't think I've ever been to Detroit. It's probably the only major American city I haven't seen. Well. Let's change that. Armed with suggestions from my Icepeep (and Detroit native) Brian as well as a few other friends, I …

Herein, dear reader, is a tale of obsession, fervor and a French man. But not obsession and fervor for a French man. Sorry, Jacques. It's also a post particularly for my many foodie friends. Most of my audience (both of you) know that, in addition to ending up in places like Antarctica and New Zealand …

It's that most wonderful day of the year (second only to tomorrow, when Target has its post-Halloween clearance sale!). To celebrate, and to thank everyone who supported Plaguewalker, especially through the media blitz and area readings of the last week, here's a ghost story I penned. Enjoy. Everyone Knows This really happened. Ghost tale …

Usually, when someone invites me to get "tagged" and forwards something akin to a chain letter, I get disturbing images of being covered in graffiti and told something Very Bad Indeed will happen unless I send money. So it was a nice surprise when fellow author Paul McComas invited me to take part in a …